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Renewables

“A price gouging rip off:” Cost of GreenPower certificates have plunged, but retailers still charge huge premium
A collapse in the price of LGCs means consumer GreenPower prices should also plunge this year – but will they? And why haven’t they already?
Rachel Williamson

Jan 15, 2026

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Renewables

AGL on-sells certificates from giant wind farm to Microsoft in new 15 year deal
AGL Energy inks 15-year deal with Microsoft to supply the global software and tech giant with renewable energy certificates from what will be the biggest wind farm in NSW.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 12, 2023

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Renewables

Bupa goes 100 pct renewable in certificates deal with Pacific Hydro
Private health insurance company takes Australian operations 100% renewable in a deal to buy certificates generated by Pacific Hydro’s portfolio of projects.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 11, 2022

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Solar

Coles signs two major new offtake deals with Neoen and Engie
Coles Group signs separate deals with Engie and Neoen to buy large-scale generation certificates from a range of operational wind and solar projects.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 22, 2021

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Policy & Planning

A record year for renewables, says CER
Clean Energy Regulator report shows record 4349MW of large-scale renewables – or 374 new renewable energy power stations – added in 2019-2020 financial year.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 8, 2020

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Renewables

Renewable energy target now overshot by nearly 1GW, says regulator
Australia has already overshot 2020 RET by nearly 1GW since accumulating enough completed and committed projects to meet the goal in late August.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 31, 2019

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Featured

The rapidly disappearing subsidies for wind and solar in Australia
Energy markets are now showing negligible value for renewable energy certificates within 2 years. It gives lie to the nonsense and scare campaigns about the “crippling” cost of wind and solar.
Giles Parkinson

May 14, 2018

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